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    Layne Thomas Staley (born Layne Rutherford Staley; August 22, 1967 – April 5, 2002) [2] [3] was an American singer and songwriter who was the original lead vocalist of Alice in Chains, which rose to international fame in the early 1990s as part of Seattle's grunge movement.

  3. Dec 29, 2020 · By the time Layne Staley passed away, the Alice in Chains singer was crippled by his drug addiction. This is what the final 12 months of his life were like.

  4. Apr 5, 2021 · Alice In Chains’ late leader Layne Staley tragically lost his fight against addiction on April 5th, 2002. Despite his numerous attempts to get clean, Staley’s body was discovered in his Seattle condo, with toxicology reports finding his death was the result of an accidental overdose.

  5. Aug 20, 2020 · The haunted heaviness of singer Layne Staley's voice helped Alice in Chains achieve international stardom. Unfortunately, Staley wouldn't be long for this world.

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  6. Jun 14, 2022 · On April 5, 2002, Layne Staley took a speedballa combination of cocaine and heroin — and passed away (via Diffuser). Even sadder, Seattle Weekly says Staley's death contributed to the reversal of an encouraging decline in drug overdoses in the Seattle area.

  7. Feb 26, 2024 · After years of struggling with drug addiction, Alice in Chains singer Layne Staley died of a speedball overdose on April 5, 2002, but his body wasn't discovered for two weeks.

  8. Apr 3, 2020 · In this saddening except from Alice in Chains: The Untold Story, author David De Sola recounts the final gloomy days of frontman Layne Staley. In April of 1997, an entity known as the Larusta Trust bought a three bedroom, 1,500 square-foot fifth-floor condominium at a building in Seattle’s University District for $262,000.